Chair.



N0. 682,672. A Patented Sep't. l7, |9ll|.-

D. B..COTNER.

CHAIR.

(Application led May 20, 1901,)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE. t,

DAVID RODOLPH COTNER, OF ARDWELL, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIS W. HESTER, OF SAME PLACE.

CHAIR.

SPEGIFICAEION forming part of Letters Patent No. 682,672, dated September 17, 1901. Application filed May 20, 1901` Serial No. 61,089- (No model.)

T all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID RODOLPH COT- NER, acitizen of the United States, residing at Bardwell, in the county of Carlisle and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Chairs; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and ez;-y

act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to chairs, and more particularly to those designed for use upon lawns, porches, and verandas, intended to take the place of the swings generally used, in which an unsightly derrick or frame is required to support the swinging-seat sections.

The object of the invention is to provide a duplex or compound chair, the members of which are connected together so as to rock simultaneously in the same direction.

With this and other objects in View the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of my improved chair, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view.

Referring to the drawings, 1 denotes the rockers weighted intermediate their ends by forming the rockers with more material at those points, so that the tendency of the rocker is to assume the position shown in Fig. Land thus assist in counterbalancin g the weight and rendering less arduous the operation of rocking. To the forward ends of each rocker is connected the legs 1, preferably consisting of a head-piece 3,which is connected to the rocker and from which diverge arms 4: and 5. One of these arms, the arm 5, is pivoted to the seat-section, and to this end of the arm 5 and to the arm 4 is pivoted a cross-brace 6, the lower end of which is pivoted to the rear end of the rockerA This brace preferably consists of two parallel portions 7, having notches 8 to receive the rung 9 of the back-rest section, which back-rest section is pivoted to the rear ends of the side pieces 10 of the seat-rest.

ll denotes rungs connecting the rockers of each chair, and l2 denotes a platform consisting of a board nailed to longitudinal strips, which strips are provided with slots to en- 55 gage said rungs.

16 denotes links having notches near their ends to engage studs 17, projecting from the braces of each chair.

When each seat-section is occupied, the 6o feet of the occupants being upon the platform,

as a rocking motion is imparted to the rockers they will rock back and forth in unison,` the forward end of one rockin g-chair being elevated and the forward end of the otherroekingchair being depressed,so that the feet of the occupants may bear upon the platform and increase the rocking leverage and getting the same effect as is secured by the swings now in general use on lawns, wherein a large der- 7o rick or framework is used for supporting the chair of the swing. The back of each chair may beeasily and quickly adjusted, and when desired the chairs may be easily and quickly disconnected, for all that is necessary is to remove the links and the platform.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, theconstruction, mode of operation, and advantages of my invention will be readily un- 8o derstood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 85 l. The combination with rocking-chairs, of a foot-platform connected to said chairs, and links connected to said chairs above said footplatform, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with rocking-chairs, of 9o a removable foot-platform connected to said chairs, and removable links connected to said chairs above said foot-platform, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set 9 5 my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

DAVID RoDoLPi-i coTNEn.

Witnesses:

Lucius J; BRYANT, C. V. HEASLET. 

